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How to Say ‘Thank you very much’ in German

Vielen Dank

Fee-len dahngk

[Fee-len dahngk]

Phrase Breakdown

Vielen

[Fee-len]

Many thanks

A phrase used to express gratitude, especially for something recently done or received.

Example

Vielen Dank, dass Sie mir beim Networking-Event geholfen haben.

Many thanks for helping me at the networking event.

Dank

[dahngk]

thanks; gratitude

A noun meaning thanks or gratitude. In modern everyday German, it mostly appears in fixed expressions like Vielen Dank.

Example

Ihr Dank hat mich sehr gefreut.

Your thanks made me very happy.

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